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Senior appointment announced for high voltage power engineers
Yorkshire-headquartered power engineering firm Smith Brothers has appointed Danielle Tile as head of business development. She joins from national electrical design consultancy British Power International. Based in Essex, Danielle will strengthen the team's presence in the South of England, whilst investigating new market opportunities throughout the UK. Although many opportunities are emerging ...
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Hidrostank provides pipe separators for the electric interconnection between Spain & France
HIDROSTANK, S.L. is supplying pipe separators in the construction of the new high voltage power line of 64.5 km linking Spain and France through the Pyrenees and will be operational by 2014. The Inelfe project, 50% subsidiary of Spain’s Red Electrica (REE) and its French counterpart Réseau Transport d’Electricité (RTE), has a budget of 700 million euros and is funded by ...
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NKT invests in its high-voltage power cable factories to prepare for green growth
In 2020, NKT was awarded large high-voltage power cable projects for EUR 2.3bn supporting the transition to renewable energy including a substantial part of the German Corridor Projects designed to transmit green power from across the country. For NKT, the large order backlog and the accelerated transition to renewable energy provides opportunities for future growth and the company is investing ...
By NKT A/S
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NKT will invest EUR 1bn in high-voltage capabilities and capacity at Swedish factory
NKT has announced plans to build a new factory including a third extrusion tower in Karlskrona, Sweden, and a new market-leading power cable vessel. The investments are driven by a increasing demand for high-voltage power cables, strong order intake and a record order backlog of more than EUR 7bn at the end of Q1 2023. Since March 2023, NKT has confirmed high-voltage contract awards and booking ...
By NKT A/S
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Tetra Tech completes three acquisitions with combined revenue of US$85m
Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced this week that it has acquired three companies that expand its geographic coverage and technical services. Tesoro Corporation (Tesoro) is a construction management firm that works primarily for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) on Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) and military construction programs. Based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Tesoro has ...
By Tetra Tech
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Eapic07
The East African Power Industry Convention (EAPIC) will have been running successfully for nine years in 2007, and will once again encourages regional co-operation in East Africa. This event is the only forum that has provided an annual discussion platform and updates on the power sectors in East Africa. Exciting projects in Ethiopia include a US$1 billion high-voltage power transmission ...
By VUKA Group
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Yorkshire Water appoints Smith Brothers for £55m framework
Electrical engineering firm, Smith Brothers Contracting, has secured a position on Yorkshire Water’s high-voltage (HV) electrical design, build, and specialist studies services framework – which carries a total forecast value of up to £55m. The framework will deliver high-voltage electrical works and services – including design, build, installation, refurbishment and ...
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Smith Brothers appoints finance director as revenues soar
Following unprecedented success over the past twelve months, Yorkshire-based high voltage electrical engineering firm Smith Brothers has appointed Richard King as their financial director. With over 30 years’ experience as a financial adviser, and previous directing roles within SMEs, Richard King brings a wealth of accounting and business expertise at an exciting time in the ...
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Saint-Gobain site successfully energised by high-voltage specialist Smith Brothers
Power engineering contractor Smith Brothers has completed a large-scale assignment to connect the Saint-Gobain Glass manufacturing facility in Eggborough, Goole, to the grid.Saint-Gobain – Europe’s leading flat glass producer – appointed the Independent Connection Provider (ICP) to upgrade the HV system and handle all electrical and civil engineering works to link the facility into the local ...
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Smith Brothers Contracting Ltd confirms framework agreement with Vattenfall Networks
Two energy industry powerhouses – Smith Brothers Contracting Ltd and Vattenfall Networks – have signed both an Independent Contract Provider (ICP) alliance and framework service maintenance agreement for the provision of services relating to forthcoming utilities projects. Pooling their resources, the firms will present a competitive offering for new connections, with high-voltage ...
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NKT Agrippina is now ready to support the growing offshore wind market
NKT has christened its new energy-efficient power cable barge being part of a larger investment program to support the growing demand in offshore wind industry. The barge NKT Agrippina is now ready for her maiden trip transporting power cables for the German offshore wind project Ostwind 2. NKT Agrippina is named after the founder of Cologne, Germany, and is specially designed to transport ...
By NKT A/S
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Abengoa awarded project to construct a power transmission line in UAE
Transco, the company responsible for high voltage power transmission in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, has selected Abengoa to construct a 400/220 kV transmission line. The project, which will be 23 km long, is worth €22 million. Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B/P SM /NASDAQ: ABGB), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment ...
By Abengoa
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Smith Brothers races on with high-voltage upgrade works at Owlerton Greyhound Stadium
Yorkshire power contractor Smith Brothers has been appointed by WMA Architects to undertake high-voltage upgrade works at Sheffield’s Owlerton Stadium.As Yorkshire’s premier greyhound track, the stadium hosts races almost every day of the week. The wider redevelopment project being conducted by WMA Architects, will see significant updates made across the venue – including a new hospitality suite ...
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Abengoa to construct three new transmission lines in Kuwait
The company will construct a total of 86 km of lines worth €20.5 million The project forms part of Kuwait’s plan to expand its energy infrastructures Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B/P SM /NASDAQ: ABGB), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, has been selected by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity and ...
By Abengoa
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Smith Brothers extends design offering with appointment of specialist team
High-voltage power contractor Smith Brothers has acquired a new Sheffield office and appointed a specialist design team, to bolster its extensive remit of electrical engineering services.Bringing over 90 years’ combined industry experience to the firm – acquired through senior roles within Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) as well as construction, electrical and civils companies – the four ...
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Power specialist Smith Brothers sets its sights on solar
Yorkshire-based high voltage power specialist Smith Brothers has added the energisation of two prominent solar farms to its fast-growing success story. Having been assigned the design and build contract for Wreay Farm in Carlisle by renewables developer Anesco, the team of electrical engineering experts was also enlisted as the independent connections provider by solar giant Ethical Power for ...
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EUR 300m to finance deepest electricity cable between Italy and Sardinia
The European Investment Bank is advancing a EUR 300 million loan to Terna – Rete Elettrica Nazionale S.p.A., which is responsible in Italy for electricity transmission and dispatching over the high-voltage and extra-high voltage grid – to help finance a new submarine high-voltage power cable between the Italian mainland and Sardinia. The project, known as SAPEI (SArdegna-PEnisola Italiana) ...
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PJM Board Authorizes $1 Billion In Transmission Upgrades
The PJM Interconnection Board authorized $1 billion in various electric transmission projects to ensure efficient and reliable power supplies for the 65 million customers PJM serves. The projects include reliability and market efficiency improvements. "Maintaining the reliability of the grid is paramount and involves continuously reviewing small and large transmission projects across our 13 ...
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Connecting dead ends increases power grid stability
Climate change mitigation strategies such as the German Energiewende require linking vast numbers of new power generation facilities to the grid. As the input from many renewable sources is rather volatile, depending on how much the wind blows or the sun shines, there’s a higher risk of local power instabilities and eventually blackouts. Scientists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate ...
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India´s multi-billion dollar clean energy project
With funding support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), India’s national power grid operator is embarking on an ambitious multi-billion dollar plan to expand the country’s power transmission grid and link stable clean energy supplies to areas suffering shortages. ADB is extending a US$600 million loan to Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (POWERGRID) in a multitranche financing facility to ...
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